Rharodesmus Schubart, 1960 - a tropical element in the North African fauna: a new species from Tunisia and notes on the family Pyrgodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)

Nesrine Akkari; Henrik Enghoff

Rharodesmus Schubart, 1960 - a tropical element in the North African fauna: a new species from Tunisia and notes on the family Pyrgodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)

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Abstract

The family Pyrgodesmidae and the genus Rharodesmus Schubart, 1960 are recorded for the first time from Tunisia. A new species, Rharodesmus tabarkensis, is described using scanning electron microscopy, and its membership in the genus and the family is discussed. Notes on west Palaearctic pyrgodesmid species are provided with considerations on the family Pyrgodesmidae.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Zootaxa
Vol/bind	2985
Sider (fra-til)	55-63
Antal sider	9
ISSN	1175-5326
Status	Udgivet - 4 aug. 2011

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Rharodesmus Schubart, 1960 - a tropical element in the North African fauna: a new species from Tunisia and notes on the family Pyrgodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)

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